The group at UniKL is lead by Dr Robert Bachmann and has been working on physico-chemical characterization of fresh and charred biomass since 2006--first for application in wastewater treatment and subsequently for applications to soil.

They participate in collaborative projects and conduct in-house research on:

production and use of biochar for soil quality improvement,

use of biochar for soil C sequestration,

use of biochar for soil remediation, and

characterization of biochar.

The group hosted its first biochar workshop in December 2009 and a second in March 2010.

Bronze medal awarded at National Research and Innovation Competition 2012 (NRIC) to Uwis Qurni, Mimi Asniza, Ranjan Kumar and Robert Thomas Bachmann at Universiti Sains Malaysia for “PV-Battery Hybrid System to Power Fan-Controlled Rice Husk Gasifier Cooking Stove”. NRIC competition was held in Penang / Malaysia from 16-20.7.2012.